[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
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[CITE: 10CFR218.42]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 218_STANDBY MANDATORY INTERNATIONAL OIL ALLOCATION--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart E_Investigations, Violations, Sanctions and Judicial Actions
 
Sec. 218.42  Sanctions.

    (a) General. Any person who violates any provisions of this part 218 
or any order issued pursuant thereto shall be subject to penalties and 
sanctions as provided herein.
    (1) The provisions herein for penalties and sanctions shall be 
deemed cumulative and not mutually exclusive.
    (2) Each day that a violation of the provisions of this part 218 or 
any order issued pursuant thereto continues shall be deemed to 
constitute a separate violation within the meaning of the provisions of 
this part relating to fines and civil penalties.
    (b) Penalties. (1) Any person who violates any provision of part 218 
of this chapter or any order issued pursuant thereto shall be subject to 
a civil penalty of not more than $5,500 for each violation.
    (2) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this part 218 
or any order issued pursuant thereto shall be subject to a fine of not 
more than $10,000 for each violation.
    (3) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of 
this part 218 or any order issued pursuant thereto with respect to the 
sale, offer of sale, or distribution in commerce of oil in commerce 
after having been subject to a sanction under paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of 
this section for a prior violation of the provisions of this part 218 or 
any order issued pursuant thereto with respect to the sale, offer of 
sale, or distribution in commerce of oil shall be subject to a fine of 
not more than $50,000 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or 
both, for each violation.
    (4) Actions for penalties under this section are prosecuted by the 
Department of Justice upon referral by the DOE.
    (5) When the DOE considers it to be appropriate or advisable, the 
DOE may compromise and settle any action under this paragraph, and 
collect civil penalties.
    (c) Other Penalties. Willful concealment of material facts, or 
making of false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations, 
or submission of a document containing false, fictitious or fraudulent 
statements pertaining to matters within the scope of this part 218 by 
any person shall subject such persons to the criminal penalties provided 
in 18 U.S.C. 1001 (1970).

[44 FR 27972, May 14, 1979, as amended at 62 FR 46183, Sept. 2, 1997]